Grand Prairie, TX Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- City WUI Code
- Not adopted
- State WUI Zones
- None (TxWRAP advisory only)
- Fire Code
- 2021 IFC (Code Ch. 12, eff. Jan 1, 2022)
- Burn Ban Authority
- Tarrant/Dallas County (Tex. LGC 352.081)
- Risk Mapping
- Texas A&M Forest Service TxWRAP
- Contact
- Confirm with Fire Marshal at 972-237-8334
Summary
Grand Prairie has no city-adopted Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code and no state-mapped wildfire hazard severity zone. Texas relies on the Texas A&M Forest Service Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP) for advisory WUI mapping. The city follows Tarrant and Dallas County burn bans during elevated fire danger.
Sec. 352.081. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR BURNING. (a) In this section, "drought conditions" means the existence of a long-term deficit of moisture creating atypically severe conditions with increased wildfire occurrence as defined by the Texas Forest Service through the use of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index ... (c) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or restrict outdoor burning in general or outdoor burning of a particular substance in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county if:(1) drought conditions have been determined to exist as provided by Subsection (b); or(2) the commissioners court makes a finding that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.
Full Breakdown
Unlike California's CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone system, Texas does not designate statewide wildfire hazard zones with binding building or vegetation requirements. Grand Prairie has not adopted the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC); only a few Texas cities (notably Austin, which adopted the IWUIC in 2020) have done so. Wildfire risk in Grand Prairie is mapped advisorily by the Texas A&M Forest Service through the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP) and the Functional Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) classification, which categorizes parcels near undeveloped vegetation.
Portions of southern Grand Prairie near Joe Pool Lake, Mountain Creek Lake, and the Fort Worth Nature Center fall into intermix or interface WUI categories under TxWRAP, but no special construction or defensible-space rules attach as a result. Grand Prairie adopts the 2021 International Fire Code under Chapter 12 (Fire Prevention) of the City Code, effective January 1, 2022. Outdoor burning is regulated by TCEQ rules (30 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 111) and county burn bans issued by Tarrant or Dallas County Commissioners Courts under Tex.
Local Govt. 081, which can run for up to 90 days when wildfire danger is elevated. Residents in WUI-classified areas should follow Firewise USA guidance voluntarily. Confirm any neighborhood-specific wildfire requirements with the Grand Prairie Fire Marshal at 972-237-8334.
Violations & Fines
Because no WUI code is adopted, there are no zone-based construction or vegetation citations. Violations of an active Tarrant or Dallas County burn ban are Class C misdemeanors under Tex. Local Govt. Code 352.081, punishable by fines up to $500. Violations of the IFC (e.g., open flame in dry conditions) may be cited under Chapter 12.
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